advice needed

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Yes. The position is a composed problem. White to move, mate in five.

1.Qf5

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Yes. The position is a composed problem. White to move, mate in five.

Mate in 2. With oponents help...
Qd3 bxd3
Rd5#

I can't seem to find the real deal...
Still I'm trying...

Edit: No more beer for me... 😕 😳 😞

Originally posted by Wulebgr
1.Qd3 e1Q+ and now black has a mate in four.

That was the sideline after 1. Rxb5 (I'd said Qd6 when I meant d3) the pawns on the 7th rank keep making me think the board's the wrong way round.

Originally posted by tomtom232
1.Qf5

1.Qf5 e1Q+ and black is winning

Originally posted by Wulebgr
How should white proceed here?

[fen]1R1Rn3/4K3/p7/kb4n1/6p1/PP6/3ppp2/1Q6 w - - 0 1[/fen]

never mind

We've found some winning lines, but an emotional barrier prevents us from seeing the quickest win. These emotions are the point of including this problem in Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis, where I found it this afternoon.


"Thou shalt not place a more valuable piece on a square attacked by a less valuable one."

Originally posted by Wulebgr
We've found some winning lines, but an emotional barrier prevents us from seeing the quickest win. These emotions are the point of including this problem in Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis, where I found it this afternoon.

Qg6 e1-Q+
Qe6 any promotion
Rb5+ axb5
Ra8#

Edit: Scrap this one to...
And sorry for the wrong lines 😞

Originally posted by Wulebgr
We've found some winning lines, but an emotional barrier prevents us from seeing the quickest win. These emotions are the point of including this problem in Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis, where I found it this afternoon.


"Thou shalt not place a more valuable piece on a square attacked by a less valuable one."

I wondered about 1. Qe4 Nxe4 to block the check after 1. ... e1+, but it didn't seem to lead anywhere.

1. Qe4 Nxe4 2. Rd4 and if e1=Q 3. Ra4+ Bxa4 4. b4#

Originally posted by DeepThought
1. Qe4 Nxe4 2. Rd4 and if e1=Q 3. Ra4+ Bxa4 4. b4#

Yes, but after 1.Qe4 e1Q black is winning

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Originally posted by DeepThought
[b]1. Qe4 Nxe4 2. Rd4 and if e1=Q 3. Ra4+ Bxa4 4. b4#

Yes, but after 1.Qe4 e1Q black is winning[/b]

Yeah, I saw that already - I also considered king moves, but those didn't seem to get anywhere either.

Okay, folks. I leave for chess club in an hour. Do you want the answer before I leave, or can you wait until tomorrow?

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Okay, folks. I leave for chess club in an hour. Do you want the answer before I leave, or can you wait until tomorrow?

I can't wait...

Originally posted by cmsMaster
I can't wait...

Deep Thought has the right idea.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Deep Thought has the right idea.

Look..now you've got me looking at things like Qe1 - I'm so confused.